Its been close to a year since I first picked up these boxes. Deemed them too small so glued them together. And there they sat.....AGING THE GLUE I GUESS.
I finally built a tiny box dulcimer/guitar, then a big box slide guitar. But these glued boxes just sat there.
Well I finally got to work on it so here it is.
Neck: two strips of maple glued together with an oak fret board. Headstock is angled.
Nails cut and ground to size and super glued in place.
Two boxes glued together with 2 holes cut thru the joining sides to enable two lenghts of screen door springs to be installed semi tight. Nice twangy sound !
Strings are thru neck using rivet ferrules.
Nut and fret just 2 1/2 bolts cut to size then filed flat on one side for proper string height.
24.5 scale lenght - dulcimer fret pattern. I have it strung for 4 strings, but flip the fourth over a few threads
and have it drone the third string. Figured about 40 hours into the build maybe a little more.
Time to kick back enjoy and maybe plan to add electric later.
Thanks out to everyone for the ideas, support, pictures, comments and store bought hardware from C.B. Gitty.
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Thanks all for the kind comments. Would love to add a small sound clip as I think it sounds pretty cool. But someone here will have to instruct me as to how and go about doing such a thing. Or perhaps send me a link to learn the steps.
As for playing it - NO TALENT whatsoever PLUS I managed to drill a hole completely thru a finger in the process of making this instrument. I put my blood, sweat & tears into this build !
Perhaps a picture of that should be added to show one is never too old to be dumb ! Healing nicely, but have one huge bandage on it :)
To the few that have seen the instrument and said: "cool" but :different " they are amazed that it sounds like it does. That, or they are just being nice. Maybe I still owe them money or something :)
That's a wonderfully unique looking instrument, I'd love to hear it.
I had my fair share of injuries whilst making my cookie tin guitar, but you take it to a whole other level. Ouch!
That is absolutely magnificent-i'll bet it sounds as beautiful as it looks...
Judging by those pictures-did you get your string break just by adding a nice thick Fretboard, or are there some string guides too small for my eyes to spot? Despite my best efforts to properly shave down the heads, every build i've done to date has needed guides(either Hammer-in staples or small screws) so i'd really be interested in some close-ups of the head...and the neck...and the body...
Er, not that I want to drool over the design or anything... ( :
Here is a couple of pics trying to show the headstock angle better. The sound clip I am still trying to do as it is in a avi format. Wish I could play as the thing sounds rather nice.
No electrics. My daughter heard the thing and fell in love with it. Since her 40th was coming up, she got it as a gift.
Okay-a neck thick enough to shape a little like a scarf jointed one, and a slightly thicker nut than I use...got it.
(carefully wipes drool from keyboard)
Don't feel bad about not being able to play-I can't play anything i've made so far-I carry my finished products over to a local music store to let the clerks(and patrons) run them through their paces-I feel like a blind painter, so help me ('Does this look like a cow to you? What color did I use?' etc etc...).
I tried to take a few guitar lessons this month, and here's how THAT worked out:
Me: Er, do you think you could teach me on a homemade 3 string tuned A-E-a? I know it's a bit of an unusual request-
Teacher: I probably could-Waitaminute is that a cigar box? I gotta try this out-Hey you wired this thing for an amp? let's hook this puppy UP!!!
(Teacher improvs a rendition of Screamin' Jay Hawkins 'I Put A Spell on You' with Wood-bone slide)
Me: Okay, looks like you've got the 3 string down to a science-so what's the Introductory fee for a few lesso-
Teacher: I think i'm in love-is this one for sale?
Me: It..um..yeah, sure-
(sells guitar)
Me: Sigh...see you later for lessons...when I have a guitar.. : (
Hope your daughter appreciates her present-in the meanwhile, I guess you and I will slip on our blindfolds and mix up some paints... :P
yea, I thought I would try it ( glueing two together ) and it came out pretty good, but then I came across an even smaller box and figured what the heck. Surprise - surprise it came out sounding pretty good as well. I know nothing of what the heck I am doing, so I know its just luck. Maybe the type of wood etc, etc. But the results have been good enough to keep the fires burning, so already I am looking for stuff in the various value shops for items for the next one :)
Seems this stuff is addicting !
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